Well I hear that windmills attract cats.
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> On Aug 22, 2019, at 2:15 PM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Based upon what I've read, the danger to birds is way, way overstated.
> Probably at least an order of magnitude. Cats are far more dangerous to birds.
>
>
> bp
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>> On 8/22/2019 1:10 PM, Robert Andrews wrote:
>> You are diving down on a mouse that was disturbed by the tip vortex off a
>> 300mph passing blade tip and swap... 300mph _next_ blade tip knocks you
>> into oblivion...
>>
>>> On 08/22/2019 01:01 PM, Mathew Howard wrote:
>>> Well, that explains the bats, but what about the raptors? Do they just die
>>> from disgust because they think it's an eyesore?
>>>
>>> On Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 6:53 PM Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com
>>> <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> There is a low pressure zone on the lee side of the blade that
>>> apparently is
>>> dramatic enough of a pressure change to cause some kind of lung
>>> damage to
>>> bats.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Robert Andrews
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 5:27 PM
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>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Reselling Electricity
>>>
>>> That was back in 2012, and the blades were 75 Meters now blades are
>>> exceeding 104 Meters
>>>
>>> On 08/21/2019 04:23 PM, Robert Andrews wrote:
>>> > Ummm blade tip speed is still pretty darn high. Just because
>>> it looks
>>> > slow doesn't mean that it is... 180Mph...
>>> >
>>> >
>>> https://gizmodo.com/the-worlds-biggest-wind-turbine-blades-are-so-long-thei-5930272
>>> >
>>> > On 08/21/2019 04:13 PM, Bill Prince wrote:
>>> >> Not the new giant ones. They move very slowly & the birds & bats
>>> just fly
>>> >> around them.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> bp
>>> >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>> >>
>>> >> On 8/21/2019 3:11 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
>>> >>> Wind kills bats and raptors and migratory waterfowl
>>> >>
>>> >
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